Early Spring - Page 8 of 12 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Dark Reiter’ geranium

    Geranium pratense 'Dark Reiter'

    'Dark Reiter', a fairly new cultivar, has a short mounded habit and dissected dark leaves.

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    Euphorbia ‘Black Bird’

    Euphorbia 'Black Bird'

    With velvety foliage that darkens to near black in full sun, 'Black Bird' euphorbia looks good in perennial borders and is especially striking in containers.

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    ‘Carolina Midnight’ loropetalum

    Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum ‘Carolina Midnight’

    With some of the darkest foliage you'll encounter in the genus Loropetalum, 'Carolina Midnight' is a great new introduction that will add some purple punch to the garden.

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    Louisiana iris

    Iris fulva

    This beardless, crestless iris produces blooms in midspring that are the color of terra cotta.

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    Australian fuchsia

    Correa 'Dusky Bells'

    This spreading ground cover flowers from fall into spring.

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    ‘Jane Platt’ fothergilla

    Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt'

    This cultivar of a favorite fall shrub has the same great spring flowers as the rest of the species.

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    ‘Pink Beauty’ doublefile viburnum

    Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Pink Beauty'

    This shrub's signature characteristics are its tiered shape and handsome, grayish brown branches.

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    Highbush blueberry

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Highbush blueberry provides four seasons of fanfare, starting with twisted, peeling stems in winter; profuse white or pink blossoms in spring; savory blue fruit in summer; and long-lasting foliage the…

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    Dutch crocus

    Crocus vernus

    Dutch crocus is one of the hardiest, if not the hardiest, crocus species readily available to home gardeners.

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    ‘Betty Boop’ rose

    Rosa 'Betty Boop'

    'Betty Boop' is a bushy, upright, floribunda rose growing to 3 to 5 feet tall.